
Flotillin 2 Facilitates the Infection of a Plant Virus in the Gut of Insect Vector
Author(s) -
Wei Wang,
Luqin Qiao,
Hong Liang,
Xiaofang Chen,
Xue Wang,
Jianping Yu,
Jiaming Zhu,
Yan Xiao,
Yonghuan Ma,
Yao Wu,
Wan Zhao,
Feng Cui
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.02140-21
Subject(s) - biology , planthopper , brown planthopper , vector (molecular biology) , virology , virus , midgut , plant virus , viral vector , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , botany , genetics , larva , hemiptera , recombinant dna
Plant viral diseases are a major threat to world agriculture. The transmission of 80% of plant viruses requires vector insects, and 54% of vector-borne plant viruses are persistent-circulative viruses, which must overcome the barriers of gut cells with the help of proteins on the cell surface.